The low pressure area east of Mindanao now has a high potential for storm formation in the next 24 hours, according to PAGASA. At 3 a.m., January 14, the LPA was located 755 km east of Davao City. Its trough or extension is already affecting parts of Visayas and Mindanao. The weather disturbance will be assigned the local name Ada once it develops into the country’s first tropical depression this year. Wind signals may be immediately raised in parts of Mindanao and Visayas. Ada is seen to move n

With the possibility of a low-pressure area formation in the Bay of Bengal, heavy rains are likely in several parts of Andhra Pradesh on 13 and 14 August. According to a press note issued by APSDMA, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu and Prakasam districts are likely to witness heavy rains. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. | Yo Vizag